title: MRI for the evaluation of pectus excavatum.
abstract: Pectus excavatum, the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, is both a cosmetic and functional abnormality. The degree of abnormal chest wall deformity determines its functional effect, particularly its cardiac and pulmonary impact. Although CT scanning is the most widely used cross-sectional imaging technique used to measure the Haller index, the radiation exposure is reason to seek other alternatives. At our institution, we have introduced a rapid MRI technique for this purpose, which utilizes a single-axial 2-D FIESTA acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 200 W. Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103-8756, USA. pmarcovici@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Marcovici
authors.forename: Barry E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: LoSasso
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kruk
authors.forename: Jerry R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dwek
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*